When "Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king" (Matt. 2:1), he was born into a Jewish kingdom ruled by an Idumaean king with a Greek name, installed and sponsored by the Romans.

The New Testament in Its Social Environment (Library of Early Christianity)

History

Stambaugh, John E.

Balch, David L.

Ancient Civilizations

Westminster/John Knox Press

To walk through Rome today is to find the past made present at nearly every corner. For John Stambaugh, this continuity of fabric, form, and function affords an extraordinary view of the ancient city, the experience of its inhabitants, and the Roman way of life. Exploring ancient Rome as both a physical and social environment, he has written the first extended survey of its development in English - and a vivid guidebook into the living past of one of the most emphatically urban cities the world has ever known.

The Ancient Roman City (Ancient Society and History)

Johns Hopkins University Press

This essential classroom resource includes primary texts and documents in translation, illustrating Greek religious beliefs and practices from Homer to Alexander the Great. Introductory notes provide historical context. The volume includes a glossary of technical terms, a general index, and an index of ancient sources cited.

Sources for the Study of Greek Religion, Corrected Edition (Resources for Biblical Study)

Rice, David G.

SBL Press

Sarapis Under the Early Ptolemies (Etudes Preliminaires Aux Religions Orientales Dans L'Empire Romain)

Brill Academic Pub

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